The cultural space of imperial provinces as a factor in preserving roman identity in late antiquity = Культурное пространство имперских провинций как фактор консервации римской идентичности в позднеантичную эпоху

Abstract

This work is dedicated to uncovering the significance of provincial cultural space in the preservation of Roman identity in the fourth and fifth centuries A.D. The author concludes that the provincial elite, having replaced the old Roman aristocracy, sought to preserve the eternal ideal, which for them could not be separated from Rome